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It seems I’ve been trying to break new sounds for my last few updates and this one is no different. I was listening to Sirius radio (an all to infrequent pastime) two days ago when a new, new hotness piqued my interest. The song was “Deadbeat Summer” by Neon Indian. I immediately hopped on the Internet and did a search. Their Myspace page led me to a few other songs which I found equally intriguing. Their sound is an interesting combination. Imagine Olivia Tremor Control being signed to Ed Banger records (Justice, Sebastian, etc.). Crazy, I know…

From the looks of it, this is a guy/girl combo and the band is actually an audio/video tandem. I think the guy actually does the music. One of them lives in Austin and the other is in Brooklyn (guess which, hmmm?) which made this a virtual project all the way around. They only had about 1000 friends at the time of discovery, which means you, the lucky reader of this post, should still be in time to catch them on the ground floor! Hell, they only have one show scheduled for 2009!!!

For immediate consumption:
http://www.myspace.com/neonindian

If you like synthesizers, beats and melodies, I just stumbled upon a new album last night that has all these things. The album is called Orange Moonbeam Floorshow and it’s available for purchase on the Other Music Digital website, http://digital.othermusic.com/. The artist is Patrick Cleandenim. Apparently, he’s a NY artist (originally from Kansas) who has released one album prior, which was categorized as orchestral pop. I found the previous album on allmusic.com and it’s a pretty dramatic departure. It’s also worth checking out, actually.

You have to like electronic stuff to appreciate this. It has a very retro, circa 1980, synthesizer approach. If this is a sound you like, definitely check it out…

Good listening…
Court

Even though their new album doesn’t hit stores until June 30th, Wilco is streaming their new album via:

http://beta.wilcoworld.net/records/thealbum/index.php

Not bad, not bad…

So, let’s get back to basics. There haven’t been many posts this year, so I’ve decided to make mention of two bands who have recently come to my attention. The first is a 2 member Australian electronic band (Luke Steele of The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau), called Empire of the Sun. The second is a Beatlesque 4 piece called the Rosewood thieves. I haven’t had the opportunity to listen to these bands for long - so no album reviews, yet…

If you have the inkling to pop onto Youtube and search them out, do so. I’m heading to lunch.

Cheers,
Court

This is hilarious.

Billy Corgan Finally Licenses “Today” Feat. Morgan Freeman - Commercial Appeal - Stereogum

Tim Fite is at it again, giving away more new music on his website. This record is called Change of Heart, and I bet he plays some of it when he arrives at Schubas next Wednesday.

mindfuckery by Chairlift and Ray Tintori

I happened to flip to the grammy’s last night just in time for the Dean Martin tribute, kicked off by 9 mos pregnant M.I.A.

Whoa. If SNL doesn’t have a parody of this within a week, something is wrong.

Cool video. Stereogum says sean pecknold did this.

Tried to imbed the video from Pitchfork TV, but it was too big for this template and I didn’t feel like messing w/ the code.

The Gaslight Anthem are burning it up overseas.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7842000/7842261.stm